All News articles – Page 950

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    Noordhoek orders new vessel

    2008-12-01T12:36:00Z

    Noordhoek Survey of Zierikzee in the Netherlands, which specialises in providing subsea construction, diving, ROV and survey services to the offshore oil and gas and cable laying industries, primarily in the North and Irish Seas, has commissioned a new 62m dynamically positioned ROV survey offshore support vessel.

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    Sarawak to the Netherlands

    2008-12-01T12:36:00Z

    During past months an increasing number of medium sized tugs, many with anchor handling capability, have been arriving in Europe from Malaysian shipyards. A recent delivery is the Venture G, the second of a pair built for the Dutch operator Rederij Groen Offshore Guard & Support of Scheveningen by Sealink ...

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    Online seabed mapping

    2008-12-01T12:36:00Z

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    Lock-outs to lock-ups for ports

    2008-12-01T12:36:00Z

    Preventing unauthorised access to secure sites is a vital requirement for many industries, including at maritime locations such as boatyards and cargo storage areas in ports.

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    Psychometric testing for life at sea

    2008-12-01T12:36:00Z

    The Ship Safe Training Group (SSTG), which has come together through an innovative attitude toward getting much needed skills on board ships, also has an unconventional approach to finding trainees.

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    Port Said masterplan ready for investors

    2008-12-01T12:36:00Z

    Dutch consultancy and engineering group DHV has completed its masterplan for a new port and industrial complex to be developed to the east of Port Said in Egypt.

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    IALA VTS Manual out now

    2008-12-01T12:36:00Z

    The 2008 edition of the IALA VTS Manual, prepared by the IALA VTS Committee, is now available. It updates the guidance and advice provided in previous editions to assist authorities considering the implementation of a new Vessel Traffic Service or the upgrading of an existing one. The 194 page A4 ...

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    New torpedo lifeboat hits the waves

    2008-12-01T12:36:00Z

    It started with disaster in 1981. The failure of evacuation procedures on Alexander Kielland rig in the North Sea cost 123 lives, but that incident has helped to drive Norwegian safety innovation forward for almost three decades since.

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    Trailerable 'Kelpie' takes to the high road

    2008-12-01T12:36:00Z

    The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has recently taken delivery of their new survey vessel Kelpie. Built by Cheetah Marine, Kelpie is based on the successful Cheetah 7.9m catamaran hull.

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    World's largest PBB for Harwich International

    2008-12-01T12:36:00Z

    Barcelona based TEAM has been awarded a contract by Harwich International Port to design, manufacture and deliver a moveable and modern Passenger Boarding Bridge (PBB) of the SEDNA range. This PBB will be delivered by March 2009 at the cruise terminal building in the Port of Harwich, United Kingdom.

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    Waterways transport turns Hamburg green

    2008-12-01T12:36:00Z

    The Port of Hamburg is  demonstrating how  the transport of goods provided by inland waterway vessels  has made a significant contribution to climate protection  by  its figures for the  first half of 2008.

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    RIBS to go from the safety King

    2008-12-01T12:36:00Z

    Hampshire UK based King Marine, which provides specialised crewing and training services, marine consultancy and contract management to marine civils operations, is now offering commercial RIB charter.

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    Texans get Lamor

    2008-12-01T12:36:00Z

    Finland based oil spill response specialist Lamor and Canadian marine protection solutions manufacturer and supplier Pol-E-Mar have formed a joint venture company in Houston USA. Lamor PEM, which will represent Lamor oil recovery solutions in the American market, began operating last month. Pol-E-Mar has served as Lamor' s agent in ...

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    Svitzer are geared up for LNG

    2008-12-01T12:36:00Z

    The Svitzer tug fleet in the river Medway rose to the challenge on 17 November when the largest Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) tanker yet to berth in Britain arrived at the Isle of Grain LNG import terminal.

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    Fisheries vessel planned

    2008-12-01T12:36:00Z

    Shoreham UK based naval architects Amgram Ltd have been appointed by the Fisheries Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland to assist with the specification and procurement of a new fisheries patrol vessel.

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    Tidal turbine proposal for Pentland Firth

    2008-12-01T12:36:00Z

    Bristol UK based tidal energy company Marine Current Turbines Ltd (MCT) confirmed last month that it intends to apply for a lease from the Crown Estate to deploy its tidal technology in Scotland’ s Pentland Firth.

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    First user for new Primar online service

    2008-12-01T12:36:00Z

    The Norwegian Hydrographic Service’ s PRIMAR organisation, which currently provides over 8,000 electronic nautical charts globally via an international network of distributors, has recorded its first commercial user for its new ECDIS online updating facility with adoption by Vingtor, a high speed ferry operating daily between Bergen and Stavanger.

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    Progress with Thanet Offshore Wind Farm

    2008-12-01T12:36:00Z

    Progress with the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm is continuing with two separate recent announcements concerning the awarding of a project management contract and the selection of Ramsgate Port as the operations and maintenance base for the works.

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    ERB sales soar

    2008-12-01T12:36:00Z

    Wales based Avon Inflatables has seen a 45% increase over the past year in the number of UK fire and rescue authorities using specialist Emergency Rescue Boats (ERBs) designed for first responder incidents and heavy duty workboats for ongoing flood situations. Highly portable ERBs with small outboard engines are intended ...

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    Ports put at the heart of the UK economy

    2008-12-01T12:36:00Z

    The UK port industry gathered in Pembrokeshire recently, as Milford Haven Port Authority became the first Welsh host of the annual British Ports Association conference.